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few hours have elapsed for precipitation following the use 

 of the compound. Upon the body, a 2 or 3 per cent, 

 solution of chlorinated lime is employed as a stimulant, 

 deodorant, and antiseptic, for decubitus, foul-smelling and 

 gangrenous sores, severe burns and indolent ulcers. It is 

 used in 10 per cent, solution as a parasiticide in ringworm 

 and scabies. A 1 per cent, solution forms a valuable wash in 

 ulcerative stomatitis. Chlorinated lime may be prescribed, 

 with an equal amount of lard, upon ulcers when a stimulat- 

 ing action is desired. Its internal administration is undesir- 

 able. The solution of chlorinated soda is a slight caustic, 

 deodorizer and antiseptic preparation on indolent, sloughing, 

 foul-smelling surfaces. It may be prescribed in sore throat, 

 or ozoena, as a spray, or injected into the uterus, vagina or 

 rectum. It is commonly diluted with 8 to 10 parts of water. 



Bromine. 

 Bromum. Bromine. Br. 



Derivation, — From seaweed and mineral springs. 



Properties. — Heavy, dark, brownish-red liquid, volatiliz- 

 ing with the production of an irritating vapor. Soluble in 

 30 parts of water, and readily soluble in alcohol and ether. 

 Of no value in veterinary medicine. 



PoTASSii Bromidum. Potassium Bromide. K Br. 

 (U. S. &B. P.) 



Synonym. — Kalium bromatum, P.G.; bromkalium, G. 



Derivation. — Obtained from liquor potassse, bromine, 

 and charcoal by the same process described in making 

 potassium iodide (p. 232). 



Properties. — Colorless, or white, cubical crystals, or 

 granules ; odorless, and having a pungent, saline taste. 

 Permanent in the air. Soluble in about 1.6 parts of water 

 and in 200 parts of alcohol. 



